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Stripped Union/breather hole on rear diff

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Texasantilib, Jul 25, 2014.

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  1. Jul 29, 2014 at 11:47 AM
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    So in conclusion, if you mess up your diff breather mod, trade in your truck... haha makes sense. Nice truck!
     
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  2. Jul 29, 2014 at 11:49 AM
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    Exactly ! Funny thing is they gave me full blue book value for my truck. Speaks highly of the tacomas resale value
     
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  3. Jul 29, 2014 at 11:52 AM
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    Forgot to mention, I ordered a leer xr 100 in MGM , toyota said thy would repaint it for no cost. I'm pretty happy with my dealer .
     
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  4. Jul 29, 2014 at 12:50 PM
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    Glad everything worked out alright and congrats, sharp rig! Post some pix of your old (2013) truck too sometime if you get the chance.
     
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  5. Jul 29, 2014 at 1:31 PM
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    Jeez man I could have dropped the 3rd and had a new breather with the mod in under 3 hours.Congrats on the new rig !!!! please leave anything mechanical to the mechanics. :D
     
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  6. Jul 29, 2014 at 1:44 PM
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    fixed your post.
     
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  7. Jul 29, 2014 at 1:45 PM
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    Hey there it is! Thanks for fixing it! I'll post more once I get home .
     
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  8. Jul 29, 2014 at 9:56 PM
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    Well, that's one way to do it! Congrats! Was the lifted '13 brand new, or previously owned?
     
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  9. Jul 29, 2014 at 11:31 PM
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    Damn. Talking about an extreme way to fix a stripped union in the differential. I'll never understand. You must be young.

    I wonder if the dealer is going to screw someone with the stripped out breather!

    Survey says!

    Yes!
     
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  10. Jul 30, 2014 at 10:45 AM
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    Always wanted a lifted taco. Got a fair trade for this one and my payments are less. I am young but I'm educated,I work for a living , my wife is a nurse practitioner , and I'm smart with my money.
     
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  11. Jul 30, 2014 at 10:46 AM
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    The lifted taco had 8k miles on it.
     
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  12. Aug 5, 2014 at 10:28 AM
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    should have went to a machinist....

    and set the record straight, once you strip threads, you can never just re-tap the hole.

    I get that kind of shit at work all the time about people stripping threads and telling me that I can "just re-tap it" which leads to their hurt feelings.

    once the metal is gone, it's gone. you have to step up the hole/thread size, install a heli-coil, or a plug.

    anything else is begging for sad times.
     
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  13. Aug 5, 2014 at 10:53 AM
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    Chrome! yuck!! Gross Chrome!!. just kidding man. I actually think it looks great on that black truck.
     
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  14. May 9, 2015 at 2:08 PM
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  15. Nov 15, 2019 at 5:31 PM
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    Hey I did this too, only overtightened a little bit though, not to the point where it was free spinning, just got easier to turn before I stopped. The union was brass so what do you guys think am I good to just replace it with a new one and the threads on the differential housing should be fine? @landphil

    i’m definitely going to fix it before I go play Oregon Trail in this wagon, but out of curiosity do you guys think there will be any risk of water getting into the differential at the union? Or should that be all sealed up nice and tight because it’s screwed in and there are some threads remaining?
     
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  16. Nov 15, 2019 at 5:41 PM
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  18. Nov 16, 2019 at 8:50 AM
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    Sounds like it worked for you, nice!

    What happened with the threads, were the ones on your differential housing damaged?

    And what’s that about those brakes?
     
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    When I changed from OEM that came with the truck and put in a union to be able to attach a hose I had to use teflon tape to hold it in the diff. As to brakes - the one way OEM breather allows pressure to blow the seal - that's why we change to a 2 way breather - when the pressure blows the seal diff fluid goes into the rear brakes rendering them useless - brake shoes don't work soaked in oil.
     
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  20. Nov 16, 2019 at 10:50 AM
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    Oh man that is crazy about the brakes! I’ll reply here with how my Amazon union fits in, and report on damage to threads on the brass Union and/or (hopefully not) my differential housing.
     
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